Belarus is holding parliamentary elections that most of the opposition has boycotted. The vote is expected to elect a rubber-stamp parliament, with most powers remaining in the hands of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has ruled Belarus since 1994.
Getting Out The Vote In Belarus
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Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, accompanied by his son Mykalay, casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk.
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A woman reads a ballot before casting her vote into a portable ballot box in the village of Slobodschina.
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OSCE observers at a polling station in Vytebsk
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A woman casts her vote at a maternity ward in Mogilev.
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A woman holds her cat as she signs a form before casting her vote into a portable ballot box inside her house in the village of Slobodschina.
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A woman signs a form to receive a ballot before casting her vote in a portable ballot box near her house in the village of Skuraty.
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A voter casts her ballot in Minsk.
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Soldiers read information about the candidates at a polling station in Minsk.
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A soldier leaves a voting booth in Minsk.
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In the village of Svidna
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In the village of Svidna
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In the village of Svidna